Pluralistic: 28 Jun 2021

Today's links

Podcasting "Qualia": My column on quant-bias, antitrust, drug policy and epidemiology.
Lazy Congress only schedules 9 days' work this summer: We're not paying you to party on donors' yachts.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Podcasting "I Quit": My essay on smoking cessation, doubt, denial, and the worst corporations on Earth.
New York to revolutionize antitrust: "Consumer Welfare" is bad for your welfare.
New York to revolutionize voting: The SAFE Act and PAVE Act ride again!
Competition tames ISPs: How living on the wrong side of the street can cost you thousands of dollars.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Canadian telco monopolists run the show: The CRTC just put Teksavvy out of business.
Google cheats on location privacy: Part of the attribution con.
The antitrust case against Prime: The dotted line to higher prices.
This day in history: 2006, 2010, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Whales decry the casino economy: It's the high rollers you gotta watch out for.
Qualia: How Law & Econ pulled a qualitative bait-and-switch.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Robot Artists & Black Swans: The fantascienza of "Bruno Argento" (AKA Bruce Sterling).
Klobuchar on trustbusting: She's just published "Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age."
Pharma's anti-generic-vaccine lobbying blitz: A civilization-ending delusion about pools with "no-pissing" ends.
Unpack the court with judicial overrides: Consumer Protection and Recovery Act and beyond.
Lexmark's toxic printer-ink: Every pirate wants to be an admiral.
This day in history: 2011, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading